25.11.2017
The Order of Barcelona: Cities Without Fear

In Europe and beyond, municipalism, rooted in republicanism and enshrined in an ‘Order of Barcelona’ could help fight the ‘inertia of the nation-state’.

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25.11.2017
Tackling Climate Change: A Job for Cities

Could global cooperation between cities, with mayors from all corners of the globe, be THE key to tackling climate change? We spoke to the mayors of Paris and San Francisco.

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25.11.2017
A Tale of Two Finlands

The Greens are successfully wooing urban voters in Finland, but the rural areas tell a drastically different story. Why the stark contrast?

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25.11.2017
Speaking to Both Sides: Can a Green Message Resonate in Town and Country?

Silvia Nossek, the chairperson of one of Vienna’s districts, talks about the Green approach to local politics and about countryside versus city.

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25.11.2017
Gathering Storms: Forecasting the Future of Cities

Pablo Servigne outlines four vivid scenarios for what our cities could look like depending on which actions we could take now.

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25.11.2017
The City as the New Political Centre

Barcelona leads the way in reviving democracy and participation of citizens. Joan Subirats talks about how cities can shape a better governance architecture and complement the current system centred on nation-states.

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25.11.2017
The Call of the City

The editor-in-chief introduces the 16th thematic edition ‘Talk of the Town’ and its foray into the political dynamics and struggles of the city in Europe and beyond.

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10.11.2017
Fighting for Survival: The Cities Campaigning for Sustainability

We spoke to the Secretary-General of ICLEI, a global network of cities and local actors working together against threats such as climate change.

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09.11.2017
Small City, Big Picture: A Green Mayor in Greece

How much difference can a Green mayor make? An interview with Lefteris Ioannidis, mayor of Kozani, Greece.

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06.11.2017
Urban Hopes: Will Cities Save the World?

Cities contain most of the world’s population and innovation. But are we in danger of over-stating the power of cities to cure all our contemporary ills?

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